poem “octopi and brains”, a haiku that brings into focus the complexity and intelligence of the octopus, By Chicago Poet Janet Kuypers

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octopi and brains
Janet Kuypers
haiku 3/31/14

did you know that an
octopus has a brain in
every tentacle?

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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her twitter-length haiku octopi and brains live 4/9/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku poems “octopi and brains”, and “octopi and dogs” from the v126 issue of Down in the Dirt mag, titled a Rural Story live 10/22/14 at Chicago’s the Café Gallery (C)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku poems “octopi and brains”, and “octopi and dogs” from the v126 issue of Down in the Dirt mag, titled a Rural Story live 10/22/14 at Chicago’s the Café Gallery (Cps)

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